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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 1681 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-4690K - 275 vs 263 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $53.0 vs $284.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i9-9900KF - $0.2 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i5-4690K
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
126 FPS
$13.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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